Commissioner's Circle

AFCM’s Commissioner’s Circle

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music has created the Commissioner’s Circle for our audience members who wish to sponsor new chamber works with us. Participation gives you the thrill of making a significant contribution to the creation of important new chamber music and of influencing what will be composed in the 21st century. Please contact us for details if you are interested in sponsoring exciting new chamber music.

More about our commissioning program.

Fazil Say, Sonata for violin and piano Premiered by Fazil Say and Mark Peskanov Sponsored by Jean-Paul and Chris Bierny	February 26, 1997
Fazil Say, Sonata for piano Premiered by Fazil Say Sponsored by Jean-Paul Bierny and Fred Chaffee	November 22, 1988
Gerard Schurmann, Piano Quartet No.2 Premiered by the Los Angeles Piano Quartet Sponsored by AFCM	March 6, 1998
Raimundo Penaforte, Piano trio “An Eroica Trio” Premiered (and recorded by) the Eroica Trio Sponsored by Tony and Ellen Lomonaco and AFCM Review	February 10, 1999
Dan Coleman, Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano Premiered by Jennifer Frautschi, Violinist and Pedja Muzijevic, Pianist Sponsored by Jean-Paul Bierny and Chris Tanz	November 28, 1999
Raimundo Penaforte, Quartetice Premiered by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Sponsored by Susan Small, Anne Nelson, Richard & Judy Sanderson, and Jean-Paul Bierny, Chris Tanz Available on the 2000 Festival CD	March 5, 2000
Stephen Paulus, Quintet for piano quartet and viola Premiered by Cynthia Phelps, Elissa Lee Koljonen, Nicole Divall, Peter Rejto, and Rick Rowley Sponsored by John and Helen Schaefer	March 12, 2000
Elizabeth Raum, Sonata for Piano 4-Hands Premiered by Bernadene Blaha and Kevin Fitz-Gerald Sponsored by Jean-Paul Bierny and Fred Chaffee Review	Festival 2001
Joelle Wallach, String Quartet Premiered by the Muir String Quartet Sponsored by Linda Friedman, Samuel and Jonathan Friedman, and Davina Friedman Doby, in memory of Lawrence Friedman	April 4, 2001
Reza Vali, String Quartet Premiered by Cuarteto Latino Americano Sponsored by Faria Vahdat-Dretler	February 13, 2002
Curt Cacioppo, String Quartet Premiered by The American String Quartet Sponsored by Linda and Stuart Nelson	Festival 2002
Augusta Read-Thomas, Duo for Violin and Viola Premiered by Ani and Ida Kavafian Sponsored by Marya and Robert Giesy, Henry Weiss for Marion Hersh, and Carla Rosenlicht in memory of Maxwell Rosenlicht, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peters, Jean-Paul Bierny, and Chris Tanz.	Festival 2002
Anthony Iannaccone, Clarinet Quintet Premiered by Arianna String Quartet with Richard Stoltzman, Clarinet Sponsored by Richard and Galina De Roeck, in memory of Francine Beekwilder De Roeck	November 13, 2002
Robert Maggio, String Quartet Premiered by Colorado String Quartet Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Peters	January 8, 2003
Jiri Gemrot , Piano Quintet Premiered by the Prazak String Quartet with Ewa Kupiec, Pianist Sponsored by members of the Czech community of Tucson, Jean-Paul Bierny, Chris Tanz, Fred Chaffee, and Diana Chaffee	Festival 2003
Sylvie Bodorova, Mysterium druidum, quintet for harp and strings Premiered by Katerina Englichova and Festival musicians Sponsored by Bob and Connie Foster	Festival 2003
Ezra Sims, String Quartet Premiered by the Pacifica String Quartet Sponsored by George and Elinor Marcek, members of the Arizona Senior Academy and Academy Village, and the estate of Carol Kramer.	November 19, 2003
Stephen Gryc, String Quartet Premiered by the Avalon String Quartet Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs Charles M. Peters	February 18, 2004
Joan Tower, Piano Trio Premiered by Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Sponsored by John and Helen Schaefer	Festival 2004
Gerard Schurmann, Trio for Piano, Cello and Clarinet Premiered by Festival musicians Sponsored by Jean-Paul Bierny and Chris Tanz	Festival 2004
Katherine Hoover, Duo for Piano and Cello Premiered by Sharon Robinson and Joseph Kalichstein Sponsored by Paul and Dorothy Olson	Festival 2004
Roel van Oosten, Piano Trio Premiered by the Osiris Trio Sponsored by members of the Arizona Senior Academy and the Academy Village	February 16, 2005
Lee Hoiby, Sonnets and Soliloquies (William Shakespeare), for String Quartet and Soprano Premiered by Jennifer Foster, soprano, and the Miami String Quartet. Sponsored by the estate of Maxwell Rosenlicht, the Aasheghan e Aavaaz Group ("Lovers of Song" in Persian), and Richard and Judy Sanderson.	Festival 2005
Steven Stucky, Piano Quartet Premiered by the Los Angeles Piano Quartet Sponsored by members of the Arizona Senior Academy and the Academy Village, by the estate of Carol Kramer, and Dan Coleman.	Festival 2005
Jeffery Cotton, Duo for violin and percussion Premiered by Joseph Lin and Svetoslav Stoyanov Sponsored by the Linda Friedman family.	Festival 2005
Dmitri Tymoczko, Piano Quartet Premiered by the Pacifica Quartet and Ursula Oppens Sponsored by Walt Swap	January 18, 2006
Lera Auerbach, Duo for piano and violin Premiered by Lera Auerbach and Vadim Gluzman Sponsored by the Harry and Lea Gudelsky Foundation, in memory of H. Paul Gudelsky.	Feb 5, 2006
Jennifer Higdon, String Quartet Premiered by the Tokyo String Quartet Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Peters	Festival 2006
Tania Gabrielle French, String Quartet To be premiered by the Artis Quartet of Vienna Sponsored by the estate of Carol Kramer	February 21, 2007
Jiri Gemrot, Clarinet Quintet To be premiered by the Prazak String Quartet with Richard Stoltzman, clarinetist Sponsored by Joan Jacobson	Festival 2007
Richard Danielpour, Piano Trio Premiered by the Kalichstein Laredo Robinson Trio Commissioned by 10 organizations, including the AFCM, in honor of the Trio's 30th anniversary AFCM's portion of the commission sponsored in memory of Paul N. Olson	April 18, 2007
R. Murray Schafer, String Trio Premiered by the Divertimento Trio. Sponsored by Bill and Lotte Copeland	October 17, 2007
Ellen Zwilich, work for Saxophone and String Quartet To be premiered by Ashu and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. Commissioned by AFCM, Fontana Chamber Arts, Michigan State University, Detroit Chamber Music Society. AFCM sponsors: the Brussels Sprouts (Ghislaine Polak, Richard De Roeck, Jean-Paul Bierny)	January 16, 2008
Kelly-Marie Murphy, String Quartet To be premiered by the Borealis String Quartet Sponsored by Hal Myers, in memory of Gene Loring	Festival 2008
Ross Edwards, Australian Octet (Percussion quartet, String Quartet, and Didjeridu obligato) To be premiered by Australia's Synergy Percussion, Festival string players, and William Barton , (didjeridu). Sponsored by Karen Sternal, Richard and Judy Sanderson, Jean-Paul Bierny and Chris Tanz.	Festival 2008
Jiri Gemrot, Bass Quintet To be premiered by Volkan Orhon and the Prazak String Quartet Sponsored by Milos and Milena Chvapil and Joan Jacobson	Oct. 29, 2008
Robert Maggio, String Quartet To be premiered by the Borromeo String Quartet Sponsored by Herschell and Jill Rosenzweig, Helmut Abt, Harold G. Basser in memory of his wife Suzanne	January 14, 2009
Jiri Gemrot, Sonata for Piano Four Hands To be premiered by Martin and Kristina Kasik Sponsored by Joan Jacobson	February 8, 2009
Dominik Maican, Clarinet Quintet To be premiered by Richard Hawkins and Pacifica String Quartet Sponsored by Hal Myers	Festival 2009
Thomas Schuttenhelm, Duo for Violin and Bass To be premiered by Joseph Lin and Volkan Orhan Sponsored by Karen Sternal	Festival 2009
Raimundo Penaforte, Sextet for Piano and Strings To be premiered at Rincon High School by students members of OMA Sponsored by OMA (Opening Minds through the Arts) and AFCM	March 8, 2009
Kamran Ince, Piano Quartet To be premiered by the Los Angeles Piano Quartet Sponsored by Sherrill Akyol, in memory of Dr.Salim Akyol	2009-2010 Season